Definitions

zhà used in 柞水[zhà shuǐ] (the name of a place in Shaanxi)
zuò oak; Quercus serrata

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Bronze etymology image
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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